Fun Facts About the Name Loyd
- More than 22 thousand babies named Loyd: U.S. records list 22,522 babies given the name Loyd from 1880 through 2025. Even 86 girls received the name Loyd - about 1 girl for every 261 boys.
What Does the Name Loyd Mean?
Loyd is generally treated as a variant spelling of Lloyd, a name of Welsh origin. It comes from the Welsh adjective llwyd, which means 'grey', 'brown', 'tawny', or 'hoary'. In Welsh byname use, it described a person's hair or complexion and is usually interpreted as 'grey-haired' or 'brown-haired'. The English spelling Loyd reflects the simplification of the Welsh initial Ll- to L-.
Loyd Name History & Origins
Loyd shares its history with the Welsh name Lloyd, which began as a descriptive byname. In medieval Wales, before hereditary surnames were universal, a person might be identified by a nickname based on appearance; Llwyd was one such byname for someone with grey, brown, or tawny coloring. Over time, families adopted the byname as a fixed surname, and Lloyd became established in Wales and the Welsh border counties.
When Welsh names were written in English records, the Welsh initial ll had no exact English equivalent and was rendered in different ways. The usual spelling kept Ll-, while Loyd shows a simplified L- spelling. The given name Lloyd later developed from the surname; Loyd is generally treated as an alternative spelling of that given name rather than a separate name with its own etymology. Its distinctive history is therefore mainly orthographic - a record of how the Welsh name was adapted in English-speaking use.
How Popular is the Name Loyd?
Loyd recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1926. Its best rank was #207 in 1919.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | #4,105 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #4,023 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1931 | #4,152 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1930 | #3,225 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #4,370 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #2,706 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1926 | #4,111 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1924 | #4,806 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1921 | #4,824 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1920 | #4,224 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1918 | #3,154 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1915 | #4,677 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,159 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #10,475 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #11,692 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #10,363 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #7,982 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #13,378 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #9,373 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #13,430 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #10,209 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #13,278 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #10,316 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #9,382 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #11,719 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #8,536 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #9,539 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #8,742 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #11,504 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #7,454 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #12,480 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #9,254 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #7,419 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #5,892 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #6,642 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #4,678 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #4,791 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #5,920 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #3,494 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1995 | #4,422 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #3,542 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #2,991 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1992 | #2,962 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1991 | #2,885 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1990 | #3,019 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1989 | #2,050 | 35 | 0.0017% |
| 1988 | #1,808 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1987 | #2,434 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1986 | #1,713 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 1985 | #1,999 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1984 | #1,619 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 1983 | #1,736 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1982 | #1,331 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1981 | #1,216 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 1980 | #1,160 | 62 | 0.0035% |
| 1979 | #1,773 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 1978 | #1,366 | 46 | 0.0028% |
| 1977 | #1,305 | 48 | 0.0029% |
| 1976 | #1,106 | 59 | 0.0038% |
| 1975 | #997 | 68 | 0.0044% |
| 1974 | #1,111 | 55 | 0.0035% |
| 1973 | #1,051 | 60 | 0.0038% |
| 1972 | #973 | 70 | 0.0043% |
| 1971 | #777 | 110 | 0.0062% |
| 1970 | #797 | 105 | 0.0057% |
| 1969 | #840 | 84 | 0.0047% |
| 1968 | #778 | 91 | 0.0052% |
| 1967 | #728 | 104 | 0.0060% |
| 1966 | #768 | 90 | 0.0050% |
| 1965 | #720 | 107 | 0.0058% |
| 1964 | #733 | 111 | 0.0056% |
| 1963 | #625 | 156 | 0.0077% |
| 1962 | #642 | 146 | 0.0071% |
| 1961 | #596 | 176 | 0.0083% |
| 1960 | #644 | 147 | 0.0069% |
| 1959 | #577 | 185 | 0.0087% |
| 1958 | #592 | 171 | 0.0081% |
| 1957 | #559 | 190 | 0.0088% |
| 1956 | #531 | 198 | 0.0094% |
| 1955 | #507 | 211 | 0.0102% |
| 1954 | #527 | 192 | 0.0094% |
| 1953 | #464 | 232 | 0.0118% |
| 1952 | #450 | 247 | 0.0127% |
| 1951 | #445 | 231 | 0.0123% |
| 1950 | #420 | 255 | 0.0142% |
| 1949 | #435 | 236 | 0.0133% |
| 1948 | #412 | 268 | 0.0153% |
| 1947 | #386 | 313 | 0.0171% |
| 1946 | #362 | 326 | 0.0201% |
| 1945 | #389 | 236 | 0.0175% |
| 1944 | #352 | 289 | 0.0212% |
| 1943 | #347 | 316 | 0.0221% |
| 1942 | #326 | 343 | 0.0248% |
| 1941 | #322 | 334 | 0.0272% |
| 1940 | #309 | 331 | 0.0286% |
| 1939 | #289 | 366 | 0.0331% |
| 1938 | #290 | 355 | 0.0320% |
| 1937 | #283 | 372 | 0.0349% |
| 1936 | #286 | 356 | 0.0343% |
| 1935 | #278 | 383 | 0.0368% |
| 1934 | #283 | 363 | 0.0352% |
| 1933 | #263 | 407 | 0.0410% |
| 1932 | #255 | 448 | 0.0429% |
| 1931 | #229 | 515 | 0.0495% |
| 1930 | #253 | 499 | 0.0455% |
| 1929 | #241 | 506 | 0.0470% |
| 1928 | #240 | 540 | 0.0488% |
| 1927 | #225 | 599 | 0.0532% |
| 1926 | #219 | 623 | 0.0561% |
| 1925 | #237 | 554 | 0.0496% |
| 1924 | #223 | 605 | 0.0534% |
| 1923 | #212 | 606 | 0.0553% |
| 1922 | #229 | 582 | 0.0535% |
| 1921 | #222 | 600 | 0.0545% |
| 1920 | #222 | 582 | 0.0547% |
| 1919 | #207 | 604 | 0.0616% |
| 1918 | #218 | 567 | 0.0559% |
| 1917 | #225 | 488 | 0.0527% |
| 1916 | #228 | 467 | 0.0525% |
| 1915 | #228 | 436 | 0.0514% |
| 1914 | #242 | 312 | 0.0477% |
| 1913 | #248 | 235 | 0.0458% |
| 1912 | #254 | 196 | 0.0456% |
| 1911 | #216 | 137 | 0.0606% |
| 1910 | #237 | 99 | 0.0510% |
| 1909 | #249 | 79 | 0.0482% |
| 1908 | #275 | 61 | 0.0395% |
| 1907 | #255 | 68 | 0.0463% |
| 1906 | #234 | 70 | 0.0526% |
| 1905 | #270 | 53 | 0.0401% |
| 1904 | #254 | 57 | 0.0445% |
| 1903 | #214 | 70 | 0.0587% |
| 1902 | #233 | 61 | 0.0497% |
| 1901 | #225 | 60 | 0.0564% |
| 1900 | #255 | 64 | 0.0425% |
| 1899 | #248 | 46 | 0.0433% |
| 1898 | #238 | 55 | 0.0448% |
| 1897 | #214 | 61 | 0.0541% |
| 1896 | #244 | 56 | 0.0468% |
| 1895 | #241 | 55 | 0.0469% |
| 1894 | #294 | 36 | 0.0311% |
| 1893 | #253 | 49 | 0.0436% |
| 1892 | #286 | 41 | 0.0336% |
| 1891 | #315 | 29 | 0.0287% |
| 1890 | #307 | 32 | 0.0288% |
| 1889 | #317 | 31 | 0.0280% |
| 1888 | #350 | 28 | 0.0232% |
| 1887 | #373 | 20 | 0.0197% |
| 1886 | #392 | 21 | 0.0190% |
| 1885 | #361 | 24 | 0.0223% |
| 1884 | #322 | 30 | 0.0262% |
| 1883 | #507 | 13 | 0.0124% |
| 1882 | #462 | 16 | 0.0141% |
| 1881 | #549 | 11 | 0.0109% |
| 1880 | #493 | 14 | 0.0127% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Loyd Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
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